Umzavi
Dye Day
An experiment in fibers. All of these pieces of batting were dyed with the same mix of Procion fire red and rust brown. Left to right: 100% cotton batting (unfortunately destroyed by the final washout in my washing machine, but took the dye very well); Cotton/poly blend -- very mottled in the first piece where I had very little dye in the bucket, overall heathered look in the second piece where I had adequate dye in the bucket; underneath it all is a piece of wool batting fixed with vinegar instead of soda ash -- teh wool took teh dye well, but it's scrim did not, and unfortunately most of teh wool washed away into tiny bits in teh final washout. Word to the wise: hand wash dyed batting!
Dye Day
An experiment in fibers. All of these pieces of batting were dyed with the same mix of Procion fire red and rust brown. Left to right: 100% cotton batting (unfortunately destroyed by the final washout in my washing machine, but took the dye very well); Cotton/poly blend -- very mottled in the first piece where I had very little dye in the bucket, overall heathered look in the second piece where I had adequate dye in the bucket; underneath it all is a piece of wool batting fixed with vinegar instead of soda ash -- teh wool took teh dye well, but it's scrim did not, and unfortunately most of teh wool washed away into tiny bits in teh final washout. Word to the wise: hand wash dyed batting!